Background An increasing number of COVID‐19 patients worldwide will probably need
tracheostomy in an emergency or at the recovering stage of COVID‐19. We explored the …

Importance Decision-making in the timing of tracheostomy in patients with coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) has centered on the intersection of long-standing debates on the …

Objectives/Hypothesis The COVID‐19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic increase in the
number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Few studies have reported …

Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a large and
increasing number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy …

Importance Approximately 5% to 15% of patients with COVID-19 require invasive
mechanical ventilation (IMV) and, at times, tracheostomy. Details regarding the safety and …

A novel member of human RNA coronavirus was newly identified in Wuhan, China.
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) officially named it as Severe Acute …

More than half of COVID-19 patients are afebrile early in the disease course, yet mildly ill or
asymptomatic patients can still spread SARS-CoV-2 with high efficiency. Atypically …

Navigating the unchartedhas been a pervasive theme during the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic, and lack of data to guide decisions has been the most evident …

Purpose The role of tracheostomy in COVID-19-related ARDS is unknown. Nowadays, there
is no clear indication regarding the timing of tracheostomy in these patients. Methods We …

Background: SARS-CoV2 can cause pulmonary failure requiring prolonged invasive
mechanical ventilation (MV). Lung protective ventilation strategies are recommended in …